The Making of the Modern Chinese State

1. Introduction: China, Cement and Corporations
Humphrey Ko

Part 1. Analysing the Challenges to the Ancient Empire

2. The Imperial System: Durable and Resilient
Humphrey Ko

Part 2. Transplanting the Corporate Idea into Imperial China

3. New Corporate Powers: The Accelerator of Imperial Malfunction
Humphrey Ko

4. Yuan Shikai and His Cement Corporation: The Flight of State Power
Humphrey Ko

Part 3. The Making of a Modern Incorporated Government

5. Sun Yat-sen and His Unincorporated Cement Works: Revolutionaries in Business
Humphrey Ko

6. The Pearl River Bridge: Recovering State Power
Humphrey Ko

Part 4. The Making of Modern Incorporated Companies

7. Chiang Kai-shek and Corporations: A Holistic Strategy
Humphrey Ko

8. Conclusion: State Power, Corporations and the Cement Industry
Humphrey Ko

Keywords: History, History of China, Legal History, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History